Virtual Field Trip Though taking a “real” field trip probably sounds more exciting than taking a virtual field trip on the web, I was surprised to find out how interesting the virtual field trips can actually be. Virtual field trips can be used for all sorts of different subjects, but it struck me to be the most useful in a history class. I know for me, history never grabbed my attention. I felt like I was always copying notes off of the blackboard and listening to boring, lifeless lectures. As a teacher, if I ever get the chance to teach students about history, many of the virtual field trips, including the sites on Ancient Egypt, Whale hunting, and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History would be useful to be incorporated into some of my lectures. I believe that sources like this can be a great resource for students, as well as the teacher. Using these tools can educate both the teacher and the students in a visually stimulating and interesting manor, without the hassle of a large classroom field trip. These types of sites can make each lesson of history, for example, more appealing. These sites will also motivate students to click around on the site in order to find out more useful information. Virtual field trips are a great addition to education in the classroom, and with the stimulating activities, videos, pictures, and text, any student would become more motivated about the particular topic at hand. As a future teacher, rather than continuously lecturing my students, I plan to have a “computer” day at least once a week in order to allow my students to take a virtual field trip. I thought that the “comparing anatomy” field trip would be just one example of a site that could be used in an eighth grade science class while learning about bones. Pictures of bone structures are provided, and a student can compare, and see the differences between a monkeys bone structure compared to a human. Technology and the Internet have become an integral part of our world, and therefore, it should be taken advantage of and used within classroom instruction to provide enhancement in student achievement and attention. The top knot is a heaving line knot, and the bottom knot is a bowline knot.
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This podcast is a poem about different types of whales. If I was doing a unit on animals, specifically sea animals for a science class, this poem would be a great introduction to the concept of where a whale lives, what a whale sounds like, and how a whale travels and migrates. The Tortoise and the HareHere is a link for my iMovie/Digital Story.
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Virtual Field Trip
Though taking a “real” field trip probably sounds more exciting than taking a virtual field trip on the web, I was surprised to find out how interesting the virtual field trips can actually be. Virtual field trips can be used for all sorts of different subjects, but it struck me to be the most useful in a history class. I know for me, history never grabbed my attention. I felt like I was always copying notes off of the blackboard and listening to boring, lifeless lectures. As a teacher, if I ever get the chance to teach students about history, many of the virtual field trips, including the sites on Ancient Egypt, Whale hunting, and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History would be useful to be incorporated into some of my lectures.
I believe that sources like this can be a great resource for students, as well as the teacher. Using these tools can educate both the teacher and the students in a visually stimulating and interesting manor, without the hassle of a large classroom field trip. These types of sites can make each lesson of history, for example, more appealing. These sites will also motivate students to click around on the site in order to find out more useful information. Virtual field trips are a great addition to education in the classroom, and with the stimulating activities, videos, pictures, and text, any student would become more motivated about the particular topic at hand.
As a future teacher, rather than continuously lecturing my students, I plan to have a “computer” day at least once a week in order to allow my students to take a virtual field trip. I thought that the “comparing anatomy” field trip would be just one example of a site that could be used in an eighth grade science class while learning about bones. Pictures of bone structures are provided, and a student can compare, and see the differences between a monkeys bone structure compared to a human. Technology and the Internet have become an integral part of our world, and therefore, it should be taken advantage of and used within classroom instruction to provide enhancement in student achievement and attention.
An Invitation By: Maria Fleming
This podcast is a poem about different types of whales. If I was doing a unit on animals, specifically sea animals for a science class, this poem would be a great introduction to the concept of where a whale lives, what a whale sounds like, and how a whale travels and migrates.
The Tortoise and the HareHere is a link for my iMovie/Digital Story.